*** ELKS CAMP BARRETT SCOUT CAMPOREE FOR 2018 IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS... ** REGISTRATION WILL FILL QUICKLY, PLEASE DON'T PROCRASTINATE, AS WE WILL FILL TO CAPACITY USUALLY BY THE END OF SUMMER!!

~ ANNUAL SCOUT CAMPOREE WITHPARTNERUSNA ~

~ HELD EACH YEAR IN NOVEMBER WITH PARTNERSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY - ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. TYPICALLY, ITS HELD ON THE SCHEDULED SEASON FINALE HOME GAME OF THE USNA MIDSHIPMEN COLLEGE FOOTBALL; A "USNA - SCOUT DAY" IS HELD WHICH BEGINS WITH A TOUR OF THE USNABY MIDSHIPMEN (Most are from USNA - NESA [National Eagle Scouts Assoc.]), THEN THE PARADE OF THE BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN TO THE STADIUM FROM ACADEMY GROUNDS THROUGH THE STREETS OF ANNAPOLIS, NAVY-FEST - TAILGATE PARTIES (ELKS SERVE [1,000+] SCOUTS & LEADERS HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS, CHIPS, SOFT DRINKS), THEN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME. AFTER THE GAME; SCOUTS RETURN TO ELKS CAMP BARRETT FOR A LATE EVENING DINNER FOLLOWED BY A SCOUT LED BONFIRE, INCLUDING SONGS & SKITS.

~ SCOUT TROOPS ARRIVE ON FRIDAY EVENING AT ELKS CAMP BARRETT AND ENJOY A WEEKEND PROVIDED BY ELK VOLUNTEERS SERVING FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, LOADS OF FUN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WEEKEND DRAWS OVER [1,000+] SCOUTS & LEADERS FROM TROOPS THROUGHOUT THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES (MD, DE, VA, NC, WV, PA, OH, NJ, NY, CT, & DC). SATURDAY IS "SCOUT DAY" AT USNA, THE WEEKEND COMES TO A CLOSE ON SUNDAY MORNING AFTER A SCOUT LED NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPIRITUAL SERVICE AT ELKSCAMP BARRETT - SCOUT BUILT HILLSIDE CHAPEL.

~ SCOUTS PROVIDE THEIR TENTS AND SET CAMP IN THE FIELD, WOODED CAMPSITES, AND CABINS (USUALLY RESERVED FOR CUB SCOUTS & GIRL SCOUTS).